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Increase in forest water-use efficiency as atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations rise

Increase in forest water-use efficiency as atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations rise

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Increase in forest water-use efficiency as atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations rise

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Increase in forest water-use efficiency as atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations rise

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature (London), 2013-07, Vol.499 (7458), p.324-327

Language

English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

Present-day forests use water more efficiently, probably owing to the effect of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide on leaf stomata, which partially close to maintain a near-constant level of carbon dioxide inside the leaves despite increasing atmospheric levels.
Large increase in forest water-use efficiency
Theory suggests that rising atmos...

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Increase in forest water-use efficiency as atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations rise

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1669892418

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1669892418

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ISSN

0028-0836

E-ISSN

1476-4687

DOI

10.1038/nature12291

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